The fairly young startup Travelperk, founded last year, have closed an A-round of 7 million led by Spark capital. "The problems associated with business travel management are both longstanding and universal," says Alex Finkelstein, Spark Capital General Partner. The Barcelona-based company lets you book, budget and manage your business travel, all in one platform. … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Chicplace Acquired By eShop Ventures
The Barcelona-based e-commerce startup Chicplace is acquired by eShop Ventures, often referred to as the Amazon of Spain. The amount of the acquisition is undisclosed. Chicplace is a marketplace selling products from small shops all over southern Europe, and is a product of the Barcelona Venture Builder Antai, known for companies such as Wallapop and … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Job: Imersivo
Company: Imersivo Area: Software Location: Barcelona Job type: Software Developer Job description: WE ARE LOOKING FOR: A Software Developer to deliver a number of exciting and innovative projects, which will incorporate mobile and gestural interaction. This is an opportunity for a visionary thinker with an inquisitive mind, eager to learn new technologies. The … [Read more...]
Agroptima Closed €700.000 To Develop Their Farm-Management App
It's not the most mainstream app, but Agroptima has developed a service that help farmers manage their work easier. The app records the farmers daily work like planting, apply pesticides, harvesting, etc, and does this without the need for coverage. The Barcelona startup hopes to reach a nationwide customer base with this recent funding of €700.000 from investors like … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Job: Clintu
Company: Clintu Area: Cleaning Marketplace Location: Barcelona Job type: Engineer Job description: ¿Cómo será mi trabajo y responsabilidades? Serás el primer developer “in house” Trabajar, codo con codo, con nuestro equipo tecnológico en el desarrollo de nuestra plataforma según el roadmap de producto Definir los siguientes pasos en el roadmap de producto Fichar en los … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Job: Barcelona Code School
Company: Barcelona Code School Area: Educational Location: Barcelona Job type: Developer Job description: Full-Stack developers willing to join our instructors' team. We are looking for experienced dynamic persons to join our international team in JavaScript Full-Stack bootcamp in Barcelona. We host practical hands-on bootcamps and workshops mainly focused on … [Read more...]
Sneak Preview of Ironhack’s Brand New Bootcamp in Barcelona
If you asked a linguist what language to learn 10 years ago he might have said Chinese, Spanish or Arabic, but today that's all changing. Due to our digitalized world increasingly intertwined with rapidly advancing technology, the most effective way to truly communicate as broadly as possible is through the ability to both understand and write code. HTML, CSS, Javascript, … [Read more...]
Barcelona Startup Job: Visca Web (Marcadores.com)
Company: Marcadores.com Area: Media/Internet Location: Barcelona Job type: Engineer Job description: Android Developer - Real-time sports data app (Marcadores.com) The development of the first version of the application has been carried out by an external partner and is nearing completion. We want to bring the next steps of our mobile development in-house and we are … [Read more...]
Airbnb’s New User-Generated Guidebooks Challenges (but may also help) Barcelona Startups
It's been a fact for a while that Airbnb is testing the waters for offering services, and not only accommodation through their $25.5 billion (current value) P2P marketplace. For Barcelona, one of Europe's hottest tourist destinations, this means new challenges (or possibilities) for homegrown startups in the city offering experiences to visitors, such as Trip4real and … [Read more...]
4YFN is expanding to Asia with Mobile World Congress Shanghai
After a record-breaking 3rd edition, 4YFN is expanding its boundaries with a new adventure, now in Asia at the Mobile World Congress Shanghai from June 29th to July 1st, the premier event for mobile industry leaders in Asia. Situated within the heart of Mobile World Congress Shanghai, the 4YFN area will house the latest startup innovations, networking areas, workshops, … [Read more...]